- percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
- a procedure similar to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy but with the tube in the jejunum to allow gastric decompression and avoidance of aspiration.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
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